I am wondering if there is a way to take a .py file and "compile" it into some kind of executable - in my case for Windows, so that the file can be used without having python installed. The method of which I hope to achieve this is that in the "compiling" process, everything python needs to run would be bundled with the script. An example, for anyone who knows how this works, is if you have a .swf (flash movie) file, you can "create projector" and it will make an .exe out of it which will run standalone - no need for flash player to be installed. Can this same idea be done with python files?